51. The company responded in early November with a proposal that cited its experience with disaster relief operations. 52. The fighting, less than a mile from the center of town, shut down relief operations. 53. The international armed relief operation would be limited to four months. 54. The Inchon has helicopters aboard that could be used in the relief operation. 55. The killings brought disbelief and outrage from the ICRC, which suspended its relief operations in Chechnya. 56. The military has named the relief operation Open Arms, and government agencies have displayed a certain sensitivity to both the refugees and to public relations. 57. The New York relief operation is the biggest effort the American Red Cross has ever undertaken, Libby Turner said. 58. The U.S. Air Force has already begun setting up relief support operations at airports in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya to help with the downsized mission. 59. The U.S. relief operation could ultimately involve several thousand personnel, but an Army spokesman said its size had not yet been determined. 60. The troops were billeted there to support U.N. relief operations in Somalia. |